U.S. City Open Data Census
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Budget data shows how tax dollars are intended to be spent, and allows residents to compare policy plans against actual spending. For purposes of this Census, budget data should include the planned budget by unit of appropriation with a programmatic description of each unit of appropriation.
This category is about budgets which are plans for expenditure (not actual expenditure in the past). (More info)
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Openly licensed | Yes | |
| Available in bulk | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | Yes | Updated more than once a year-- updated every time there's a sunset ordinance/FAO, etc. |
| Available free online | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | CSV | available in PDF but also downloadable in other formats via open data portal |
| findable | 4 | |
| findable_steps | googled "Cincinnati Budget" | |
| licence_url | https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/finance/budget/ | also: see open data portal |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 3 | |
| collector_name | Office of Budget & Evaluation | Also, Finance Department |
| characteristics | Department, agency, or office, Category or expense, Description of that category or expense (may be in metadata or supporting documentation), Amount of money | |
| location | - https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/finance/budget/ - https://data.cincinnati-oh.gov/Fiscal-Sustainability-Strategic-Investment/City-of-Cincinnati-Expenses-by-Object-Code/55e3-bbia | In addition to stand alone form, Budget data is a field (for each fiscal year) found in/as part of open data set for expenditures |
